Cover for toilet seats or lids



Sept; 23, 1952 M. l.. DIAMOND 2,611,136

covER FOR TOILET sEATs 0R uns Filed Feb. 15, 19481.41.4141'.41e:afafacaeteraeaceziaeaeazezzzcaczeLe' M Patented Sept. 23,1952 UNITED STATES PATENT QF'FILCE. y 12,611,136 (Y. covER Fon TOILETSEATS on uns n f Maurice-L.DiamondBronx,.N. v App1iation1-r'ebmary 13,19.48,.'seria1'nof. 830,47

This invention relates to toilet seat or.: lid;

toilet lid which will t various standard sizes of and;

the latter, is inexpensive to` manufactureeasy to handle.

Still another object of the present inventionY is to. provide meanspermitting a-certain degree. of give tothe cover of the lid whereby the4cover may be readily conformed tothe'. shape of` the particular lid towhich it is applied.

It is a further object of this invention to provide simple anchoring orattaching means in the form of snap fasteners and the like whichfacilitate instantaneous application of the cover to and removal fromthe toilet lid.

These and other objects of the invention will be pointed out in thefollowing description and claims and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing which discloses, by way of example, the principle of theinvention and preferred modes which have been contemplated for applyingsaid principle.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of the toilet lid cover per se.

Fig. 2 shows the lid cover of Fig. l in applied condition.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows in modified form the lid cover in applied condition, partof which being in the process of being affixed to the toilet lid.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is shown in Fig. 1a bottom view of a lid cover I made from a suitable pliable fabricmaterial. The inner circumferential edge |I of the cover I0 carries anelastic ribbon or band I2 forming a binding, which may be'suitablyshaped in order to conform the same to the outline of thecircumferential edge The rearward end I3 of cover Ill projects beyondthe edges I4, I5 of the elastic binding I2 and has attached thereto aweb I6 made from rubber or other suitable elastic or stretchablematerial. This web or tongue I6 is stitched along seam |`|,'either tothe zoiaims. (c1. 4--242i f f underside ory tothe end" of' theto'psurface. of cover I0. Thev free' end of web.V I6. iszreinforced by; afold I-andcarriesh atzopposed ends fastening meansinthe' form of'snapbuttons: I 9, 2 0;

As cany bev furthe'riseen from-.Fig;. 1,*1nale snap buttons 2|, 22',complementaryfto snap. buttons I9, 20, are attached adjacent the endsI4Eand' |52 of' elastic binding |21 1At.a;predeterminedi distancefrom-the male sap;buttons. 2:I ,1.225 are tur-1 ther arranged. on'binding `I 2. male snap.` buttons 23, 24 for a purposelater described..t

Fig. 2 shows the` coverf ofv Fig.: l' in; appliediconzdition on atoiletflid 2.5 which has an extension 2 6 through' an openingv 21T of. which. ahinge; bolt. (not/shownli may extend in; transverse. direction forswingable movement' of theilild, with respect to the toilet. seat. Web.v|615 as; canl be;V seen. from Fig. 2 is swungl around the forwardendzof.vv extension 26 so that snap buttons |9, 2 I: and-20,122 becomeengaged and'hold cover I0 firmly-but somewhat yieldably on lid 25.

If it is now desired to apply the lid cover I0 to a diierent kind of lid30 which is not provided with an extension 26 but is rather of the oldand standard type having a somewhat more round coniiguration terminatingin a substantially ilat rear part 30a, all that is to be done is toforwardly move web I6 at the underside of the lid 30 to a position atwhich the snap buttons I9, 2D come to lie substantially in alignmentwith snap buttons 23 and 24. In this position it is proposed inaccordance with the invention to hold web I6 in place by means of astrap member 3| having the outer snap buttons 23a, 24a and theintermediate snap button parts |9a, 20a. Snap buttons I9a and 20a aremale buttons which engage the respective female snap buttons I9 and 20of web I6, whereas snap buttons 23a and 24a become engaged with the malebuttons 23 and 24 of the cover I0.

In order to further obtain a substantially rm anchorage of the cover ontoilet lid 30, it is further suggested to employ a strap member 32extending from snap button 2| of the cover to snap button 22. Strap 32carries corresponding female buttons 2 Ia and 22a for the engagement ofthe complementary snap button parts 2| and 22. If desired, strap members3| and 32 may also be made of an elastic, stretchable material. Insteadof a single strap 3|, two straps may be employed which extend,respectively, between buttons 24 and 2B on the one hand and I9 and 23 onthe other hand.

As can be further seen in Fig. 4, appropriate holes 33 and 34 areprovided at the underface 3 30h of lid 30 to attach the lid holders bymeans of screws (not shown) in the conventional manner.

It can thus be seen that there has been provided in accordance with thisinvention a cover for a toilet lid comprising a body of pliable materialhaving a rear end and a circumferential edge, said body extending tocover the entire upper surface' of said lid and projecting with saidcircumferential edge to the underface of said lid, an elastic stripforming the binding of said circumferential edge of said body, a web ofelastic material extending from said rear end. of said body therebeyondand adapted to be folded for position adjacent said binding,andrespective means fixed to said binding and to said web to detachablyconnect said web to said binding to thereby anchor said cover on theunderface of said lid and to retain said cover on the latter.

In contradistinction-to conventional lid covers the present structure ischaracterized by aq circumferential edge Il alongwhich an elasticelement l2 extends, which terminates at a rearward extension i3adapted-to rest upon the lid extension 26 whence web I6 projects asillustrated in Fig. 3..

Although the invention has been described with referencey tocertainspecific embodiments thereof, it is to be distinctly understood thatvarious modifications and adaptations of the arrangements hereindisclosed may be made andA may readily occur to persons skilled in theart without constituting a departure from the spirit and scope of theinvention as defined in the objects and in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. A cover for a toilet lid having a rear end,

comprising a body of a substantially pliable material shaped forposition over the surface of said lid and having a circumferential edgeextending for position underneath said surface, said circumferentialedge terminating in two spaced apart ends, an extension piece connectedwith said body and of such dimension to extend around said rear end ofsaid lid, and respective complementary fastening means adjacent saidends of said circumferential edge and associated with said extensionpiece, said circumferential edge being provided with elastic bindingmeans whereby said body may be conformed to the shape of and held inposition below the surface of said lid, said extension piece being madeof a substantially .resilient material and adapted to extend over a partof the underface of said lid around said end thereof for connection withsaid circumferential edge by means of said fastening means.

2. A cover for a toilet lid according to claim 1, wherein said extensionpiece is made of an elastic web adaped to be stretched in lengthwisedirection of said lid.

' MAURICE L. DIAMOND.

' REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent: i

